B+ overall score

                    Zero groups had a higher score

                    Five groups had a lower score

                    Two groups had the same score

How are scores calculated?

The overall score is based on the average of the scores below for species abundance, blade length, and short shoot density. Each of these three scores is based on how close the reported values are to the overall means across all groups participating in the transect training. Reported values summarized for each species across all transects that deviate largely from the mean values are given lower scores. The overall score is then ranked relative to all other groups.
Species Abundance reported (most common) Blade length reported cm (average) Short shoot density reported per m2 (average)
Transect 3 Halodule <5% (5-25%)
Thalassia 5-25% (<5%)
Transect 6 Halodule few (<5%) 22.2 (18.2) 2 (2)
Thalassia 25-50% (76-100%) 39 (33.3) 8.3 (6)
Transect 7 Halodule few (<5%) 16.8 (14.3) 0 (0.2)
Syringodium <5% (5-25%) 37.2 (28.8) 1.7 (2.1)
Thalassia 25-50% (51-75%) 37.2 (32.3) 6 (6.5)
Transect 8 Halodule few (few)
Syringodium <5% (few) 30.4 (18.9) 2.3 (2.1)
Thalassia 25-50% (25-50%) 34.8 (32.7) 4.3 (3.7)
Transect 9 Halodule 25-50% (51-75%)
Thalassia <5% (<5%)
Transect 10 Halodule 25-50% (51-75%)
Thalassia few (solitary)
Abundance summary

B

reported values deviate a little from the average, varies by species

All species 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Halodule -1 mean BB categories away across transects

Syringodium 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Thalassia 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Blade Length summary

C+

reported values deviate a lot from the average, much higher

All species +5.8 cm difference on average across transects

Halodule +3.2 cm difference on average across transects

Syringodium +9.9 cm difference on average across transects

Thalassia +4.2 cm difference on average across transects

Short Shoot Density summary

A

reported values deviate very little from the average, good job!

All species +0.2 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Halodule -0.1 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Syringodium -0.1 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Thalassia +0.8 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Abundance

B

Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on abundance by viewing the link here.
Blade Length

C+

Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on blade length by viewing the link here.
Short Shoot Density

A

Looks good, keep doing what you're doing!
Species identification